Type-writing machine.



No. 824,597. PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

R. VON SOTEEN. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 1'905.

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PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

R. VON SOTHEN. TYPE WRITING lS/IAGHINE.` APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 3, 1905.

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UN irni) STATES PATENT 3 Orrioii.

RuDOLr` VON sorHEN,- or BERLIN, GERMANY. i

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Tune 26,1906.

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To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

-"are avoi ed'by my new attachment to the consisting in a cylin-v index, which pattern is perfectly 'visible to the Writer and contains all i,indications necessary tay fill out formularies j Withthe usual ty e-Writing'machinevwith "lists, or the like-it often hap ens with Be it known'that I, RUDOLF vONSoTHnN,

aA subject of the King of Prussia, German Em-l chine parts must be removed in order to bev able to precisely set inl'the paper so that the i.

types strike the beginning of the positions in the formulary or the like. lations much inconvenience and loss of time are caused. In Writing upon papers in unequal vertical-line distances after havin cut out the usual line-set mechanism it often appens that thepaper was turned over its lower edge, so that it fell out of the machine, to-

gether with the copiesl lying underneath. It v was then diflicult to again place these @Pers into -the machine' for finishing the Writing. Furthermore, at changing formularies the Writer could notat once see upon which numbersof the scale the tabulator-stops had ltoV be set in`farther, Which-of the columns of the formulary had to be filled in in black-or other color, and Whether any copies or how many of them Were to be'left Without prices by placing small paper strips between the sheets of paper. Furthermore, in filling out some of a series of positions printed below each otheras, for instance, with railway-stations Wagetypewriting machines now in use t at after having -raised the carriagefor settingin the osition desired the latter was turned too ar or it could not be seen Whether this ,-po'sition desired was at the beginning or at the end ofthe series of ositions. All these disadvantages t" e-writing'machine, drical pattern and an `covered Writing. yMachines with covered jwritin meansl'such machines in which the printe or written-lettering in part cannot be By thesemanipup cessity of raising the carriage. y With the aid of my device the type-'writer perform the g'reaA t quantity ofany work in theshortest t e' of learningl [er iin'convhr-f f ienceawoi' s perfectly satisfactorily andbef.

seen temporarily or in 4such machines in which a part of the blank paper vset out in the machine is covered; The pattern is so arranged onthe machine that it can be turned simultaneously with and independently from the Writing-roller ofthe machine and is ada'p ted to control/'the paper as soon-as set out in/ A device has. become* known in which a scale-cylinder numbered on its periphery is arranged upon t-he axle ofthe platen or Writing+ro 1er and indicates the consecutive numthe machine in horizontaland vertical direcbers andl'position ofthe type-Written linesrf The numbers upon the scale-cylinders must all be ofequal-distances corresponding to the line distance of the type-Writer. 'NOW it is a fact that the printed matter on formularies, bills, invoices, and the like are not' so exactly printed that the distancesvbetween'the several ines to be 'Written upon are permanently ef1'1ual to4 the line distance desired or 'a multi- -p e 'thereofybut if such formularies show any irregularities in the distancesfof their lines the scaleLeylinder, above indicated, cenno,l

more be used, as its line-numbers are no more exactly in conformity'to the lines of theformulary. Forjthis reason this deviceworks' perfectly unsatisfactory and is .only of limit-- ed use. y

In my device I have dispensed withv the condition that the lines 'of the printed matter of the. formulary are of a regular distance, and, furthermore, my device can beused to put in any point of the paper not only' in ver,-

tical, but also in horizontalV direction. Fory this-purpose I use a cylindrical pattern,

ugipn the circumference of which letters,y num rs f 'i for controlling theknown front` scale on the type-Writer carriage, andmarlrs are provided which individually corrzspond to theoriginal formulary to be the covered part of Le forinu a placed inl the machine cany be visibly contro led ixi'hori-f- `g I OG..A

zontal and vertical direction withoutf'the neenables the operator to possible,- Without fthe` necessit', numbers' b lheart and any ot v"comes of lunlimited Ylise.-

I Writen upon. This 5 pattern is so arranged o' the ty e-'writer that ln order lthat my invention may be fully understood,`it will now be described with ref-l erence to the accompanying drawings, in

- Figure 1 is a front view of a type-writing machine fitted out with one convenient form of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a top view of the machine shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 3 to 7 show modified forms of patterns and of connecting the same to the writing-roller of a type-writing machine. Fig. 8 illustrates a pattern composed of several parts. Fig. 9 shows the lettering of a formulary to be placed upon a pattern. Fig. 10 is a diagram.

In the drawings, a is the platen or writingroller of a type-Writing machine mounted in the carriage-frame b. This latter runs, by means of rollers el, upon convenient rails carried by the machine-frame e.

f is a front scale fastened to the carriage, and g is an index secured to the stationary frame e.

h is a ratchet-wheel fastened upon the writing-roller axle. h is a ratchet by means of which the writing-roller can be turned forward, thereby setting in the lines to be writing to keep the ten upon.. This line-setting mechanism h h can be cut out, so that by means of a small hand-wheel t the Writing-roller can be turned independently of the step-by-step line-set mechanism. At the left-hand side of the writing-roller a a pattern-roller k is mounted. This roller 7c is provided with a sleeve le', fittin over the end of the writing-roller axle and fastened thereon by means ofl a setscrew k2.

m is a cylindrical pattern which in the present form consists of a hollow cylinder which is placed upon the pattern-roller 7c and is heldin position thereto by a set-pin n, fastened. to the right-hand sleeve 0 of the roller 7c. Inside the hollow pattern-roller k a lever p is fastened, which is pressed outward by a spring q. The lever p carries two pins p p2, p projecting through a corresponding bore in whereas the pin p2 projects over the out side edge of the pattern-roller k, thereby preventing, the cylindrical pattern m from being drawn off. c The pin p presses against the inner surface of the pattern m, thereby helpattern in position. If m shall be drawn lo from the pattern cylinder 7c, the lever p is pressed down by ressing upon the outslde free lever end, there y mov-- ing down the pins p p2 and allowing a drawing-Gif -of the pattern m. r is an arm fastened to the carriage-frame l) and carrying an index s, held in position upon r by convenient means.'

The use of the ldevice is as follows:r If, for

instance, a formulary, blank, or the like car? rying the print shown in Fig.y 9 shall be filled out,'a pattern carrying upon its circ nmference the same wording or some characteristie Words of the print or a part the reof'is to beused; but besides this the pattern carries all indications necessary to perfectly fill out the formulary without being obliged to raise the carriage of the type-writing machine and this, if necessary, independently from the usual line-set mechanism and the pitch of the set-wheel of the .writing-roller. So, for instance, the formulary, Fig. 9, indicates by the numbers 14 50 40 1 1 upon which divisionline of the carriage-front scale f the-index g must show, so that the types strike the desired place on the corresponding horizontal lines. The pattern, further, carries a setmark t; After the pattern has been placed upon the pattern-roller k and fixed thereon by the means above described the paperroller, together with the pattern-roller, is so placed that the index s is opposite to the horizontal positionof the set-mark. The latter is so placed upon the pattern that it is now only necessary to loosely place the formulary to be written upon ,from above upon the pressure-rollers u and to advance the paper by turning the writing-roller by means of the hand-wheel t' in order to bring the formulary upon the writing-roller in a position exactly corresponding with that of the pattern. Now if, forinstance, the ldate shall be written behind the word f Albany the pattern is, together with the Writing-roller, so placed that the index s shows upon the horizontal line whereupon Albany is printed. Now the carriage is moved sidewise so the index g is opposite to the division-line 65 ofthe front scalef, and the filling out of the date can. now be effected by pressing down the corresponding keys of the keyboard K. After this has been done the pattern-roller and writingroller are further advanced, so that the index s is opposite to the horizontal line upon which Messrs." is standing.- The pattern shows behind this word the number 14,7 indicating that the carriage shall be moved so far, thatA the index gis opposite to the division-line 14 of the front scale f. lf this has been done, the address can at once be written behind the word Messrs without being obliged to raise the carriage. In the same manner the formulary can be set in in order to fill lout the free spaces ofthe formulary behind the words Perf Fon To, and so on. Thepatternf print shown in Fig; 9" further indicates that the tabulator-stops 9 15 74 shall be used. Furthermore, the Writer finds upon the pat tern the remark Two copies, thereby being instructed that he has to make two copies of the formulary. The numbers 9 15 74 indcating the numbers of the tabulator-stops to be used, may be Written upon the atterri' in other color than the numbers 65 14, &c. ,indieating the division-lines of the front scale f to be used. For this purpose a polychrome ribbon maybe made use of, which can in known manner bp so shifted that the writing is effected in red or black or any othercolor.

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'manner of arranging the same with regard to the writing-roller, may b e varied according to 'the work tobe done.

placed upon the axle of length of. w

l Fig. 3 shows a pattern-roller m', consisting of a solid roller, upon the outer circumference of which the patternl is provided. This roller m has a sleeve 7c and can be placed therebyy upon the free outside end of the writingroller 'axle Z and fastened thereon by means of the set-screw k2. By loosening the screw the pattern-roller m can be moved independently from the laten, or it can be taken off and substituted? if desired, by another patternroller carrying another pattern upon its circumference.

Fig. 4 showsa pattern m2, arranged by the'. side of the writing-roller a inside the carria eframe b, upon the outside of which the a e Z carries a small thumb-roller t" for turning the writing-roller, together with the pattern- -roller m2. Before the pattern m? an adjustable index s Yis `again arranged upon the frame b.

Fig. 5 shows a writing-roller, in connection with two pattern-rollers mm, arranged Within the' lcarriage-frame b. Fig. 7 also shows -a WritinG-roller 'q/ and two atterns m m', ar-

range .upon the same ax e, one of the pat-- arranged within the frame b,

tems m ein the other at tie right-hand side outside this frame.- may consist 'of hollow cylinders detachably the writing-rollers u, or if the writing-roller a issufliciently long the pattern may be directly placed upon the circumference of the Writing-roller itself.

Fig. 8 shows a atterri-'roller consisting of everal parts I Il lll IV V. These parts can e se and p aced in other succession than shown in Fig. 8, or one of them may be substituted by another part.

lf long formularies shall be iilled out-for instance, formularies with railway-stations, which are ut below each other-and the ich is greater than the circumference .ofthe writing-roller, a spiral pattern, as shown in Fig. 6, may be made use of'.

The pattern of Fig. 6 shows a number of stations written upon the pattern so as to form a spiral thereupon. With this pattern ya for mulary having the three-fold leng of the eircumference oi 'the -writingfroller c can, for in# stance, be lied out. The dierent parts of the spiral pattern may be di'derently'eolored, sc as tc distinguish each from the other, er for filling out long formularies a gearing may be arrangedbetween the pattern. and the writing-roller so that the Writing-roller makes, for instance, two or three revolutions for 4 each revolution ofthe pattern. Of course in both of these-cases the attern-carrier or the 'ch' the pattern is placed, must be arranged on a separate shaft,

The inside patterns in Figs'. 4 and 7 arately drawn 0H ofthe roller proper V situated either in alinementwith the axis of the plate or on a .shaft situated ata convenient place behind orbefore the axle of the Writing-roller and a gearing having the required ratio of transmission is connected to the axle of the platen and the pattern-roller.

ln this case the vertical distances. of the horizontal lines of the pattern would be correspondingly reduced. This gear can be so constructed that the ratio of transmission betweenpattern and writing roller can be changed. The use of the Figs. 3 to 8 is" of course the sameasthat de scribed above with regard to the pattern shown in Figs l. and 2. The device shown in Fig. 5, in which two pattern-rollers arefa'rranged upon the axle of the writing-roller, is for special purposes, in which always the same formularies are to be Written on. Both rollers m m may be simultaneously used, or the one of the rollers may be used for writing one kind of formularies, bills, or the like and the other pattern-roller for a second kind of forinularies. The spiral pattern of Fig'. 6 is used for long formularies, the length of which is greater than one circumference of the writing-roller. During the use the index s may be left stationary, or after one turn of the spiral pattern has been used the indicator` s may be so displaced that it shows upon the lettering of the second or pattern-rollers shown in third turn of the spiral pattern,'or the indicating'end of the index may be enlarged to an indicating edge of sufficient length parallel tothe pattern ;y but such a displacing is not absolutely necessary, as the lines upon which the letterin y is placed are drawn through the whole length of the pattern. The lettering of the patterns is of course dis laced with regard to the print of the formu ary placed upon the'Writing-roller, as the indicator s is about in the-height of the patternaide, (indicatedirrFig. l0 by w,) Whereas the types strike the formulary, for instance, at the lowest place of the writingfoller, (indicated in Fig. l0 at w.) 'lfhe pattern may also beprovided u on a strip of paper and glued upon the eircumrerence of the free end. of the paper-- roller. ln order to prevent rthat the lettering of the pattern beingdamaged, the same may he provided with a translucent cover consisa ing of glass, Celluloid, or gelatin.

ivi-y new device may be attached to any one orp the known type-writing systems.

The pattern, which may be of any required IOO.

diameter andlength, may be engraved or Written directl upon the circumference of the cylindrica writing-roller, or a whole formularyT equal to that to be `iiled out may oe direct-y fastened upon the pattern-roller, or, as done in the pattern of Fig. 2, only several characteristic words of the fef'inulary or othercharacteristic indications For setting in all vertical and horizontal points necessary to 'lill out a corresponding formulary, letter,

blank, or the like may be put upon the cir-' cumference of the patternroller- The patterns can easily be made by the writer, and if finished are ready for use at every time for filling out corresponding formularies from the beginning to the end without the necessity of raising the machine-carriage.

T he patterns arranged within the carriageframe at the side of the writing-roller are in general not exchangeable or machine parts must first be removed in order to substitute it by another pattern-roller. Such arrangements are therefore especially suitable Vfor such machines which only serve special purposes where always the same pattern is used, and therefore need 'not be substituted by other patterns.

Having thus fully described the nature of my invention, what l desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. ln a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a cylindrical pattern adjustably connected thereuith, said pattern being provided with a visible copying-form, and comprising spacing-numerals to coper ate with the letterspacing scale, an indexpointer coacting with said pattern and means for turning said pattern simultaneously width the platen.

`2. In a type-writing machine, the combination with the platen, of a pattern movable therewith, said pattern having a visible suriace, provided with a printed form comprising spacing-numerals, cooperating with the letterspacing indicator and anindeX-pointer coacting with the pattern.

3'. In a ty e-writing machine, the combination with t 1e platen, of a pattern arranged on the platen and movable therewith, said pattern having a visible surface provided with a copying-form, comprising spacingnumerals cooperating with the letter-spacing indicator and an index-pointer coacting with the pattern..

et. in a type-writing machine, the combination with the platen, oi 'a patteri -roller movable therewith and a pattern situated on said roller, said pattern having a visible surface provided with a copying-form comprising spacing-numerals coperatin' with the letter-spacing indicator, and an in eli-pointer coacting with the pattern, and means for independent y from the turning the attern simultaneously withand platen of the typewriting machine.

In a type-writing machine, the combination with the platen, of a pattern-roller movable therewith, an exchangeable cylin.- der mounted on said pattern-roller, means for fixing the cylinder upon this roller, a pattern mounted on the exchangeable cylinder, said pattern having a visible surface provided with the copying-form compr-ising spacingnumerals cooperating with the letter-spacing indicator, an index-pointer coacting with the pattern, and means for turning the patternroller simultaneously with and independently from the platen of the type-writing machine.

6. In a type-writing machine, the combination with the platen, of a pattern-roller axially arranged. to the platen and movabletherewith, a pattern mounted on said patternroller, said pattern having a visible surface provided with a copying-form, comprising spacing-numerals cooperating with the letter-spacing indicator and an index-pointer coacting with the pattern.

7. In a type-writing machine, the combination with the platen, of a pattern-roller detachably secured to the axle of the platen, a pattern carried by the pattern-roller, said pattern having a visible surface provided with a copying-form, comprising spacingnumerals cooperating with the letter-spacing indicator, an index-pointer enacting with the pattern, and means for turning the patternf roller and the pattern simultaneously with the platen.

8. 'In a type-writing machine, the combination with the platen, of a pattern-roller detachably secured to the axle of the platen, a spiral pattern carried by the pattern-roller, said pattern having a visible surface provided with a copying-form, comprising lspacingnurnerals cooperating with the letter-spacing indicator, an index-pointer enacting with the pattern and means for turninOP the patternroller` and the pattern simultaneously with the platen.

in witness whereof have hereunto set my hand inthe presence of two witnesses.

VRUDOLF VON SQTHEN.

Witnesses:

WOLDEMAR HAUPT, HENRY Hassan. 

